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2) 49 days
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Language
English
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"Day 1. Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map - it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what's that...? And so begins a graphic novel story unlike any other: 49 Days. In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with one Korean American girl, Kit, on her journey, while also spending time with her family and friends left behind. Agnes Lee has...
Series
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Chillin' ain't easy! Banaza was accidentally summoned into a strange new world. Now he wants nothing more than a simple, quiet life with his new wife, - a fierce demon girl named Fenrys. Unfortunately, word of his incredible cheat-level powers gets around, and soon both the king of nearby Klyrode and the leader of the looming Demon Army will stop at nothing to claim him as their own! Annoyed by their constant interruptions and invitations, Banaza...
Author
Series
Super magic boy volume 1
Publisher
RH Graphic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Hugo, a young boy who changes the world around him, climbs, smashes and goes on adventures with his best friend, Dino.
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Series
Plants vs. zombies volume 21
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The unthinkable happens when Chestbeard . . . asks for help! Pirates would rather walk the plank than ask for help, and they do not like walking the plank! With a seemingly endless infestation of zombie imps aboard his ship, Chestbeard sails to Neighborville Harbor and enlists Patrice, Nate, and Crazy Dave in clearing out the impfestation!"--
Author
Series
Plants vs. zombies volume 22
Publisher
Dark Horse Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After having countless schemes, capers, and heists easily thwarted by the plant team, Dr. Zomboss needs a win. With Crazy Dave and his powerful plant posse always one step ahead, Zomboss realizes the only way to achieve victory is by being even one more step ahead than that! So he builds his latest invention: four brain bots called The Unpredictables! With the bots’ ability to predict their enemies’ every move, Patrice, Nate, and Crazy Dave...
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Series
Publisher
Holiday House Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a science project goes awry, two student activists travel through time to learn how to protect our Earth from plastic pollution in modern times. Studious environmentalist Charlie is stuck with a science fair partner who seems like her complete opposite: Charlie wants to save the planet, and all Oliver wants is to doodle in his notebook. But when a mechanical mishap sends the two traveling back through time, they’ll have to work as a team...
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Series
Marshmallow martians volume 1
Publisher
RH Graphic, Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Meet the Marshmallow Martians! These sweet, squashy, and curious buddies love visiting their favorite planet - Earth! Snug and Squishy are in search of some of Earth's smelliest smells. Will they sniff out anything interesting to bring home to Planet Moop? Pee-yewww know they will ... with the help of their space cat, space doge and marshmallow robot assistant!"-- cover page 4.
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Series
Cardcaptor Sakura. Clear card volume 12
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Yuna D. Kaito can use magic to control time. Does Akiho know? Is she part of his schemes? Sakura isn't sure, but her heart tells her to let Akiho come to her when she's ready. Then things get even more complicated when she and Akiho get cast in the leading roles for the school play! Where will the twin Alices' journeys take them now...?
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Tuva is starting seventh grade, and her checklist of goals includes: writing out a diary, getting a trendy look, building the best fort in the woods with her BFFs, and much more. But when she starts school, nothing is how she hoped it would be. Seventh grade has split her friends into rival factions: TEAM LINNEA and the girls who fall in love and TEAM BAO and the girls who NEVER fall in love. Linnea has a BOYFRIEND, Bao hates everything related to...
12) Darkly she goes
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Publisher
NBM
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time there was a fallen knight, who believed that saving a princess would allow him to atone for his crimes. Once upon a time there was a dark princess, who believed that it was up to her to atone for the crimes of her parents... Banished for a fault that forever taints his reputation, Arzhur wanders from tavern to field of battle in search of the next contract which will fill his purse. One night, three mysterious old women offer him...
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Series
Cardcaptor Sakura. Clear card volume 14
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Clear Card picks up right where Cardcaptor Sakura left off, with Sakura and Syaoran starting junior high school. With the Final Judgment passed, Sakura thinks school life will be quiet, but then all her cards suddenly turn blank! The mysterious new power she discovers will change how she thinks about her powers.
14) Mieruko-chan: 3
Series
Mieruko-chan volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Until Miko met Yuria, the pretend-not-to-see ghosts plan seemed like the best course of action. But the new substitute teacher is that creepy guy from the park--the one haunted by a bunch of ghost cats. It can't be a coincidence that Hana's life aura starts draining whenever he's in the room. Can Miko really leave her best friend to fend for herself against enemies she can't see?"--Back cover
15) Appare-Ranman!
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
HOW FAR I WILL BE ABLE TO GO? TO THE MOON? Appare Sorano's dreams are big--bigger than his village, bigger than the sea, bigger than the Earth itself. So when fate sweeps him away to Los Angeles without a penny to his name, Appare sees not catastrophe but an opportunity. Likewise, when he hears talk of the 1.51 million dollar prize for the Trans-America Wild Race--a transcontinental trek through the American frontier--he jumps right into the thick...
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Through the Torii group's yakuza matriarch, Tatsu bags himself a new hustle as an enforcer--for the local supermarket! The gig? Catching shoplifters, of course! But can a househusband formerly known as "the Immortal Dragon" really change his allegiance, or will he be the one led out in cuffs instead?"--
17) Black butler: 32
Author
Series
Black butler volume 32
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Baldo and Lau have uncovered the blood collection scheme at the Athena Sanitorium for Former Service men in record time, but the situation is not as cut-and-dry as they had assumed. While chief nurse Ada wants nothing more than to wash her hands of the whole affair, her duty to give the best care possible to her fellow veterans keeps her shackled to the Aurora Society. After all, the atrocities of war and the guilt of survival are heavy burdens to...
20) How to draw
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Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
How to draw a graphic novel is structured as a series of short art courses that combine technical advice with creative inspiration. The book includes lessons in how to construct a narrative, develop characters, design settings, as well as the basics of printing, binding and digital file set-up. Each lesson is supported by striking illustrations by graphic novel artist Marco Maraggi, and professional artworking tips are delivered in the style of a...
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